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Norway

Norway

Law enforcement services in Norway are provided by the country’s single national police force called “Politi”. With a strength of more than 11,000 men and women for a population of less than 5 million, the force excercises its activities in its 27 ‘police districts’.

Part of the Ministry of Justice and Police, the force is subordinate to the National Police Directorate, which manages, supervises and develops the Force, its regional police districts and the special police units.

Ministry structure:

Department of Migration;

Correctional Services;

Legislation;

Polar Affairs;

Planning and Administration;

Police;

Rescue and Emergency;

Civil Affairs;

Press and Information.

National Criminal Investigation Service Norway

Core activities

Criminal investigation;

Forensic services;

Criminal intelligence;

International police cooperation.

The National Criminal Investigation Service (NCIS) – called ‘KRIPOS” in Norwegian – is the national centre specialized in fighting organized and serious crime. Its main mission is to support local police districts and to serve as the national platform for contact with police authorities around the world.

NCIS provides criminal investigation and forensic services, and acts as a national advisory body to all Norwegian law enforcement bodies. Apart from its role as a support agency, NCIS is also tasked with investigating and prosecuting complex and serious organized crime cases. In such cases, it reports to the National Authority for Prosecution of Organized and Other Serious Crime.

NCIS develops new policing techniques and is very active in sharing knowledge with local police districts through courses, lectures, partner agency visiting schemes and the electronic knowledge sharing platform called “KO:DE”. NCIS also heads the national Identification Commission which is called upon to deal with accidents and disasters.

About 50% of NCIS staff are trained law enforcement officials. The remaining 50% have non-police positions such as caseworkers and forensic, administrative and support staff.

INTERPOL Oslo

The INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) for Norway is part of NCIS, and serves as the main platform for Norwegian and international investigations relating to Norwegian nationals, or crimes committed by non-Norwegian nationals in Norway.

OSLO, Norway – Underlining the need for a more effective and coherent approach against security threats in a more unpredictable world, INTERPOL Secretary General Jürgen Stock joined the launch by Norway’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs of a White Paper on global security challenges.
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PORT LOUIS, Mauritius – Reviewing key evidence and information sharing was the focus of a two-day (20 and 21 March) meeting under the umbrella of INTERPOL’s Maritime Security unit as part of it Evidence Exploitation Initiative (EVEXI) project targeting maritime piracy in East Africa.Investigators from all five EVEXI II countries and representatives from t...

LYON, France – A joint effort by New Zealand, Australia and Norway to find a vessel suspected of illegal fishing has led to the publication of an INTERPOL Purple Notice to assist in identifying its location.Circulated to all 190 INTERPOL member countries the Notice, requested by New Zealand supported by the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA)...

LYON, France – Close cooperation between INTERPOL and Norway has led to the publication of the first Purple Notice for a vessel believed to be engaged in illegal fishing activities.Issued to law enforcement in all 190 INTERPOL member countries, the Purple Notice seeks information on the fishing vessel “Snake”, which has changed its name and registration m...

LYON, France – INTERPOL Secretary General Ronald K. Noble has condemned the two terror attacks in Norway, and described the suspect’s wearing of a police uniform in the shooting at the youth camp as ‘particularly appalling’.Secretary General Noble said that INTERPOL’s full resources were at the disposal of the Norwegian authorities investigating the bomb...

One of the largest online child protection taskforces has welcomed another new member. Chair of the Virtual Global Taskforce (VGT), Australian Federal Police (AFP) Assistant Commissioner Neil Gaughan, officially welcomed Europol to the VGT during VGT meetings held in Abu Dhabi.The VGT now consists of nine international law enforcement agencies providing a...

LYON, France - An international operation co-ordinated by INTERPOL targeting the illegal trade in traditional medicines containing protected wildlife products has resulted in a series of arrests worldwide and the seizure of thousands of illegal medicines worth more than EUR 10 million.National wildlife enforcement authorities, police, customs and speciali...

An international week of action targeting the online sale of counterfeit and illicit medicines has resulted in a series of arrests and the seizure of thousands of potentially harmful medical products.In response to an ever-increasing number of websites supplying dangerous and illegal medicines, Operation Pangea II involving 24 countries was co-ordinated b...